Police are set to investigate a khatib (preacher) for allegedly making false claims during a Friday sermon at a mosque in Padang Serai, Kedah, where he suggested that Malaysia had granted citizenship to 1.2 million Chinese nationals.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail described the incident as “highly regrettable” and confirmed that authorities had received a formal complaint.

“The sermon allegedly discussed the issue of granting citizenship to Chinese nationals...